Bernard Samuel Morris, of Bloomington, Ind., died on May 7 at the age of 92.

Born on March 17, 1918, to Edward and Edythe Morris, he attended Clark University in Worcester and obtained a master’s degree in political science from Yale University. His jobs to support his education included working as a Teamster, Good Humor truck driver in Hartford, Conn., building nose cones at Pratt and Whitney during the war, delivering liquor during prohibition, and fruit and vegetables for his father’s wholesale business. He then worked as a foreign policy advisor for the U.S. State Department until 1963, when he made the pilgrimage “into the wilderness” to Bloomington, Ind., where he worked as a full professor in the political science department at Indiana University until his retirement, obtaining a Fulbright grant for study in the Soviet Union.

Mr. Morris was known for his fiery rhetoric and committed, unwavering principles. An early opponent of the Viet Nam War, he was equally at home making a speech at rallies or challenging the U.S. vice president on stage. He carried these principles into the classroom. He was a strong student advocate and was one of the few Indiana University professors listed in the Underground Guide to Colleges in the 1960s. He and his wife Betty traveled widely and spent their summers on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. In his later years, he became an avid fisherman and was a fixture on the Vineyard shores in the summer. He caught bluefish from the surf into his 90s and would often donate fish to the Tisbury Senior Center.

He was predeceased by his wife, Betty Rome Morris, and is survived in loving memory by his sons Dexter (Tony) and Samuel; grandchildren Gabriel and Celeste; sister Claire Morris Stern; and niece LindaJo Stern. There will be an announcement at a later date of a memorial service.

Donations in his memory may be made to the Tisbury Senior Center, 34 Pine Tree Road, P.O. Box 1239, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568.